Man sentenced to 18 months for counterfeiting

Friday

Jul 25, 2014 at 5:44 PM

Staff reports

A Queens man who was carrying counterfeit bills when he was stopped on I-390 in the Town of Wayland was sentenced Friday to 18 months in federal prison. Federal prosecutors say O’Neal Walker, 33, was traveling at 102 mph on the interstate, without a valid driver’s license, when he was stopped Sept. 22, 2013. New York State Police searched the vehicle and discovered $8,700 in counterfeit $100 bills, and surveillance video indicated the bills had been passed at some stores in the area. Officials say Walker passed more than $65,000 in counterfeit cash in several states.